General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METER BODY IS METAL (POLISHED NICKEL?) WITH A GLASS FACE. LIGHT SENSITIVE PAPER IS INSIDE THE BODY WITH PRINTED PAPER EXPOSURE CALIBRATION (TIME & F STOP).

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

8.0 cm

Width

5.8 cm

Height

2.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

INFALLIBLE

Country

Wales

State/Province

Unknown

City

Wrexham

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C 1893-1935

Canada

Unknown

Function

Unknown

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY LIGHT METER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON THE METER (PRINTED PAPER BELOW GLASS) 'DIAPHRAGMS AND PLATE SPEED NOS. ACTINO METER TIME AND EXPOSURE IN SECONDS OR MINUTES. WYNNE'S "INFALLIBLE" EXPOSURE METER'/ FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS INCISED ON BACK OF CASING, IN CHART FORMAT: 'EXCEPTIONAL SUBJECTS/ NORMAL EXPOSURES/ SEA AND SKY 1/10 / DITTO WITH SHIPS 1/4 / SNOW SCENES 1/4 / WHITE STATUARY 1/4 / LIGHT FORE- GROUND 1/2 / PORTRAITS NEAR CAMERA 1 1/2 / DARK OBJECTS DITTO 2'/ .2 ON TIN LID: ‘WYNNE'S "INFALLIBLE" PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE METER AN UNERRING GUIDE TO THE CORRECT EXPOSURE REQUIRED FOR EVERY SPEED OF PLATE ON EVERY KIND OF SUBJECT AND UNDER EVERY CONDITION OF LIGHT. THE INFALLIBLE EXPOSURE METER COMPANY WREXHAM'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

METER IS SILVER IN COLOUR.

Decoration

N/A